Proposal to fix the story loophole

[Peuri]

Why not make only the slave traders be local to the planet and all intersolar traders be automated. All problems solved.

[SpecOpSniper]

   I am assuming everyone here has seen Firefly... or Serenity. Do you want that to happen to you in Deep space? pick up a hitch hiker and some box and find out its wanted criminals and get into a whole mess of trouble for Months, if not years to follow? Your in deep Space and there is no theoretical warp-drive... your stuck on your ship with people for weeks, months, years going planet to planet and you want to make money. You are NOT going to pick people up form a planet, and If you do, they are becoming slaves.

[mumblemumble]

Why not make only the slave traders be local to the planet and all intersolar traders be automated. All problems solved.

There...Is....No...loophole.

And this would destroy the "stranded and alone" feel you get, having your only company being dropshipping raiders, or the few unfortunate to also crash land.